Head of Total Reward (North America Region)
About The Position
The Head of Total Rewards – North America is a critical leadership role responsible for designing, implementing, and evolving Straumann’s compensation and benefits strategy across the North America region. This role will report directly to the North America CHRO, with a dotted-line relationship to Global Head of Total Reward ensuring strong alignment between global frameworks and regional execution. Leading a small team based onsite at Regional HQ in Andover, MA. The Director will serve as a strategic partner to business leaders, HRBPs, and Talent Acquisition, while also operating as a hands-on leader driving core Total Rewards programs including compensation architecture, incentive design, benefits strategy, and governance.
Requirements
- 10–15+ years of experience in Total Rewards, Compensation, or Benefits leadership
- Demonstrated expertise in compensation design and strategy (required)
- Experience operating across North America (U.S. + Canada required; LATAM a plus)
- Proven ability to operate in a matrixed, global organization
- Experience with HRIS platforms (Workday preferred) and data-driven decision-making
- Strong executive presence with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
Nice To Haves
- Background in medtech, life sciences, healthcare, or similarly regulated industry strongly preferred
Responsibilities
- Define and execute a North America Total Rewards strategy aligned to business priorities, talent needs, and global frameworks
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on compensation philosophy, competitiveness, and workforce planning
- Translate global programs into regionally relevant, market-competitive solutions
- Act as a key subject matter expert in the job architecture and organizational leveling
- Lead compensation architecture including job leveling, salary structures, and market benchmarking, and systems implementation
- Own annual compensation cycles (merit, bonus, promotions, equity where applicable)
- Design and manage sales incentive and variable compensation programs aligned to commercial strategy
- Provide guidance on executive and critical hire compensation decisions
- Work with global Contribute team to establish global standard jobs and grading, pay position strategy and systems based job architecture with pay ranges.
- Oversee health & welfare, retirement, and wellbeing programs across North America
- Lead vendor strategy, plan design, and cost optimization initiatives
- Ensure programs are competitive, scalable, and aligned to employee value proposition
- Ensure compliance with U.S. and Canadian regulatory requirements
- Maintain strong governance across compensation and benefits programs
- Partner with Legal and Finance on risk management and policy integrity
- Leverage SAP SuccessFactors to drive data integrity, reporting, and process efficiency
- Develop insights and analytics to inform decision-making and improve outcomes
- Lead continuous improvement of Total Rewards processes and tools
- Partner closely with HR Business Partners (HRBPs), Talent Acquisition (“Join” team), Finance and senior business leaders
- Support hiring strategies through market insights, offer guidance, and competitive positioning
Benefits
- Comprehensive & competitive benefits package (healthcare, wellbeing & retirement)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
